Oil burner



May '10, 1932." I w L 1,857,613

OIL BURNER Filed July 9, 1930 Patented May 10, 1932v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RALPH S. WHALEY, OE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR TO IEETROl'ifllil'l'fIJS/ll HEAT AND 7 POWER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE I i OIL BURNER Application filed Jul 9,1930. Serial No. 466,650.

This invention relates to an improvement in oil burning apparatus and has for one of its objects the provision of a construction whereby the oil burner is adapted for use in any territory regardless of the type of electric power in that territory, means being provided whereby an electric motor of any type may be coupled to the burner to drive the same. i t In the drawing I have shown an embodiment of my invention in plan partly in section. 7

Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 designates the burner housing. The burneris of the mechanical type, 2 designating the mechanically driven burner shaft mounted for rotationwithin the housing 1.

The burner shaft is provided With a pulley 3 within the housing.

exterior of the housing, the bracket being adjustable transversely of the burner, slots 5 permitting this adjustment.

6 designates a motor mount or stand, mounted on the exterior of the burner housing. A

slot and bolt connection 6 adjustably attaches the plate or stand 6 to the bracket 4 so as to permit of adjustment of the plate relatively to the bracket in the plane of move ment of the plate on adjustment of the bracket but in a transverse direction. The plate is also adjustably attached to the housing through bolt 7 and slot 7 which connection permits of the aforesaid adjustment of the bracket 4 and plate 6. a

well as transversely of the burner. V

8 designates an electric motor 10 bolted to 4 designates an L-bracket fastened to the This mount can be adjusted lengthwise'as the motor, a supporting bracket for said plate, a slot and bolt connection for attaching the plate to said bracket for sliding relative adjustment, a slotand bolt connection for anchoring" said bracketto said machine for sliding adjustment in a direction transverse to said first adjustment, and a slot and bolt meansfor adjustably anchoringv another portion of said plate to said machine to provide for the aforesaid sliding adjustments of the bracket and of the plate and bracket.

This specification signed this 1st day of 7 July, 1930.7

t RALPH S. WHALEY.

the mount 6, the armature shaft 9 thereof carrying a pulley 10. A driving belt 11 is carried by the pulleys 3 and 10. v

This construction thereof permits of an electric motor of any desired type to been,

ployed for driving the burner and therefore 415 permits of my improved apparatus being installed in any territory regardless of thetype of electric power available.

What I claim is V Means for adjustably mounting a motor on ID a machine comprising a plate for receiving 

